Monday, April 9, 2007

Instructional Design Services' Primary Responsibilities

These have been condensed or expanded from the previous draft of IDS' Role Statement. Note that Setup and maintenance of DE Web and Intranet servers will be moving to Monty's Operations unit:



  1. Design, develop, and maintain Distance Education courses and technology-enhanced learning media

  2. Ensure the accessibility of all Distance Education learning materials

  3. Investigate, research, test-pilot, and report on new distance education technologies and practices to DE faculty and staff

  4. Innovate in the fields of instructional design and educational technology

  5. Encourage faculty to engage in effective teaching practices through the use of technology

  6. Foster openness of educational resources through OCW participation

  7. Present to and collaborate with peer institutions and organizations to foster research, innovation, and best practices

  8. Spearhead the TTIX conference

  9. Support Distance Education units in the accomplishment of their objectives by developing and maintaining Internet-based workflow solutions such as Web sites and Intranet sites


And, of course...

  1. Outwit the limitations of time and space

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